Training distinguishes an army from an armed mob.

None but an armed nation can dispense with a standing army. To keep ours armed and disciplined is therefore at all times important.

— Thomas Jefferson

“A blanket could be used to battle the cold, but not battle an army with swords, bayonets, and other sharp objects (unless the opposing…

— Jarod Kintz

When I was at Cambridge in the early fifties, there was a school nearby for training Army officers in Russian, and some imaginative genius…

— Robert Gottlieb

I got drafted into the army and by pure chance was pushed into a silk-screen shop at this camp where I was, because they…

— Warren MacKenzie

Now, admittedly, my power of concentration is and always has been extraordinary since my army training! In fact, other people say it is legendary…

— Dan Pena

Each restorational advancement of the Army of the Lord has established denominational forts that are given responsibility to maintain the purity and power of…

— Bill Hamon

“The most important lesson that came out of Vietnam for me was that Marines take care of Marines.”

— Tom Clancy

Holy shadows of the dead, I'm not to blame for your cruel and bitter fate, but the accursed rivalry which brought sister nations and…

— Alexander the Great

I can't imagine that I would be asked that by the president-elect [Donald Trump], or then-president [Barack Obama]. But it's - I'm very clear.…

— James Mattis

I just read an article about how young American males feel uncomfortable appearing naked in front of each other in locker rooms. That was…

— James Ivory

The surprise of an army is now next to an impossibility. ... Prearranged surprises are rare and difficult because in order to plan one…

— Antoine-Henri Jomini

It is the rule in war, if our forces are ten to the enemy's one, to surround him; if five to one, to attack…

— Sun Tzu

Every army in the history of the world has always had some deserters, usually much greater than we have today, because once again every…

— Bryan Hilferty

“In American terms, the accomplishment of Genghis Khan might be understood if the United States, instead of being created by a group of educated…

— Jack Weatherford

There are no more worlds to conquer!

— Alexander the Great